{"product_id":"9781551996400","title":"Commodore's Barge is Alongside","description":"Max is back! After a \u003ci\u003eLusty Winter\u003c\/i\u003e in Ontario, Canada’s hearty humorist returns to the prairies with a naval spoof that’s awash with nautical nonsense. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe time is early in the Second World War, the setting is Wabagoon, Saskatchewan, and the “ship” is a converted garage, christened hmcs \u003ci\u003ePorpoise\u003c\/i\u003e and used for the training of local navy recruits. And when the \u003ci\u003ePorpoise\u003c\/i\u003e weighs anchor in the Canadian dustbowl, the navy insists that sand is water, windows are portholes, and floors are decks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the midst of it all – and very much at sea – is Robin Evelyn Francis Diespecker, familiarly known as “Dink”. A young, brash, impetuous boy, eager for adventure, Dink joins the war to get away from home and the Great Depression. But the “war,” as embodied on board the \u003ci\u003ePorpoise\u003c\/i\u003e, gives him both more and less than he bargained for, as one misadventure follows another.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe people he meets and the exploits he survives – both “ashore” and “on board” – are rendered with the master touch of Max Braithwaite, whose wry humorous vision keeps a salvo of satire and comic escapades right on target all the way through. A riotous romp with a poignant edge, Braithwaite’s newest novel makes a mockery of war and finds fathoms of fun in human foibles.","brand":"McClelland \u0026amp; Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128420090096,"sku":"9781551996400","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781551996400_p0.jpg?v=1763753688","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781551996400","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}